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Dominique de Villepin, former French Prime Minister, lashed out on the 21 September 2009 at the 'vindictiveness' of Prench President Nicolas Sarkozy as he went on trial for an alleged attempt to smear his rival, in a case heavy with intrigue and revenge.
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Spiegel Online International, 21.9.09: Villepin on Trial Over Alleged Plot to Slander Sarkozy
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,650256,00.html
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France24, 24,9,09: Former PM de Villepin to file suit against Sarkozy
http://www.france24.com/en/20090924-clearstream-trial-de-villepin-file-suit-against-sarkozy-violating-presumption-innocence
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France24, 28.9.09: Former PM de Villepin files suit against Sarkozy
http://www.france24.com/en/20090928-former-pm-de-villepin-files-suit-against-sarkozy-
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BBC News, 21.9.09: French ex-PM on trial over smears
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8266001.stm
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Deutsche Welle, 21.9.09: Rancorous 'Clearstream' slander trial opens in France
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4710890,00.html
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France24, 21.9.09: Villepin launches spirited offensive on first day of trial
http://www.france24.com/en/20090921-legal-trial-president-sarkozy-premier-prime-minister-uncertainties-villepin-court
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ESO: Background information: De Villepin hits at Sarkozy over scandal
http://www.europeansources.info/record/de-villepin-hits-at-sarkozy-over-scandal/
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Wikipedia: Clearstream
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearstream
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ESO: Background information: The scandal exposing France's fault lines
http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-scandal-exposing-frances-fault-lines/
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BBC News, 25.9.09: Sarkozy in row over 'smear' trial
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8274314.stm
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